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Family Christmas Gathering

A warm mixed-age Christmas board with traditions, winter, food, music, and stories.

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Family Christmas Gathering
TraditionsWinterHoliday FoodMusicStories
100The plant traditionally hung in a doorway for people to kiss beneath100Frozen water that falls in flakes100A house-shaped treat made from spiced cookie dough100The plant named in the carol about decorating the halls100The girl who travels with the Prince to the Land of Sweets
200The calendar used to count down the days before Christmas200The shortest day of the year occurs near this event in the Northern Hemisphere200A warm drink made with cocoa powder or melted chocolate200The kind of bells named in a song about a one-horse open sleigh200The miser who changes his ways in A Christmas Carol
300The circular evergreen decoration often hung on a door300A vehicle that travels over snow on runners300The fruit used to make cranberry sauce300The number of days named in a traditional cumulative Christmas song300The red-nosed reindeer from a well-known Christmas story and song
400The striped sweet often shaped like a shepherd's crook400A crystal of ice with a six-fold pattern400A small sweet pie traditionally filled with dried fruit and spices in Britain400The peaceful quality described in the title Silent Night400The wooden figure at the center of The Nutcracker
500The decoration placed over a fireplace to hold small gifts500The season that begins in December in the Northern Hemisphere500A log-shaped French Christmas cake500The instrument often rung by hand in holiday music500The gift-bringing figure also known as Father Christmas

Ages 8 and up · 25 of 25 clues written · final round · about 20 minutes

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Family Christmas Gathering · Ages 8 and up · answers are on the host key

Traditions

  1. 100 The plant traditionally hung in a doorway for people to kiss beneath
  2. 200 The calendar used to count down the days before Christmas
  3. 300 The circular evergreen decoration often hung on a door
  4. 400 The striped sweet often shaped like a shepherd's crook
  5. 500 The decoration placed over a fireplace to hold small gifts

Winter

  1. 100 Frozen water that falls in flakes
  2. 200 The shortest day of the year occurs near this event in the Northern Hemisphere
  3. 300 A vehicle that travels over snow on runners
  4. 400 A crystal of ice with a six-fold pattern
  5. 500 The season that begins in December in the Northern Hemisphere

Holiday Food

  1. 100 A house-shaped treat made from spiced cookie dough
  2. 200 A warm drink made with cocoa powder or melted chocolate
  3. 300 The fruit used to make cranberry sauce
  4. 400 A small sweet pie traditionally filled with dried fruit and spices in Britain
  5. 500 A log-shaped French Christmas cake

Music

  1. 100 The plant named in the carol about decorating the halls
  2. 200 The kind of bells named in a song about a one-horse open sleigh
  3. 300 The number of days named in a traditional cumulative Christmas song
  4. 400 The peaceful quality described in the title Silent Night
  5. 500 The instrument often rung by hand in holiday music

Stories

  1. 100 The girl who travels with the Prince to the Land of Sweets
  2. 200 The miser who changes his ways in A Christmas Carol
  3. 300 The red-nosed reindeer from a well-known Christmas story and song
  4. 400 The wooden figure at the center of The Nutcracker
  5. 500 The gift-bringing figure also known as Father Christmas

Final round: Christmas Literature

In A Christmas Carol, who is Ebenezer Scrooge's overworked, underpaid clerk?

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Family Christmas Gathering · keep this sheet · it carries the answers

Traditions

  1. 100 The plant traditionally hung in a doorway for people to kiss beneath Response: MistletoeChecked against: In the advent of the Christian era, mistletoe in the Western world became associated with Christmas as a decoration under which lovers are expected to kiss, as well as with protection from witches and demons.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mistletoe&oldid=1357537723
  2. 200 The calendar used to count down the days before Christmas Response: An Advent calendarChecked against: An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Advent_calendar&oldid=1364070222
  3. 300 The circular evergreen decoration often hung on a door Response: A wreathChecked against: While Advent wreaths are erected on stands or placed on tables, Christmas wreaths are often hung on doors or walls.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wreath&oldid=1364226018
  4. 400 The striped sweet often shaped like a shepherd's crook Response: A candy caneChecked against: A candy cane is a cane-shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide as well as Saint Nicholas Day.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Candy_cane&oldid=1361377062
  5. 500 The decoration placed over a fireplace to hold small gifts Response: A stockingChecked against: A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christmas_stocking&oldid=1364964814

Winter

  1. 100 Frozen water that falls in flakes Response: SnowChecked against: Snow forms when water in the atmosphere becomes frozen.Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snow&oldid=9966300
  2. 200 The shortest day of the year occurs near this event in the Northern Hemisphere Response: The winter solsticeChecked against: For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest arc in the sky.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Winter_solstice&oldid=1361072785
  3. 300 A vehicle that travels over snow on runners Response: A sleighChecked against: A sleigh (pronounced "slay") is a horse-drawn vehicle mounted on runners for travel over snow or ice and pulled by one or more horses.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sleigh&oldid=1357353523
  4. 400 A crystal of ice with a six-fold pattern Response: A snowflakeChecked against: Although snowflakes are never perfectly symmetrical, the growth of a non-aggregated snowflake often approximates six-fold radial symmetry, arising from the hexagonal crystalline structure of ice.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snowflake&oldid=1362844963
  5. 500 The season that begins in December in the Northern Hemisphere Response: WinterChecked against: According to this definition, for temperate areas in the northern hemisphere, spring begins on 1 March, summer on 1 June, autumn on 1 September, and winter on 1 December.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Season&oldid=1365813594

Holiday Food

  1. 100 A house-shaped treat made from spiced cookie dough Response: A gingerbread houseChecked against: A gingerbread house is a novelty confectionery shaped like a building that is made of cookie dough, cut and baked into appropriate components like walls and roofing.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gingerbread_house&oldid=1365222997
  2. 200 A warm drink made with cocoa powder or melted chocolate Response: Hot chocolateChecked against: Hot chocolate, also known as hot cocoa or drinking chocolate, is a heated drink consisting of shaved or melted chocolate or cocoa powder, and heated milk or water.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hot_chocolate&oldid=1365285951
  3. 300 The fruit used to make cranberry sauce Response: CranberriesChecked against: Usually cranberries as fruit are cooked into a compote or jelly, known as cranberry sauce.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cranberry&oldid=1364646636
  4. 400 A small sweet pie traditionally filled with dried fruit and spices in Britain Response: A mince pieChecked against: A mince pie, also known as 'minced pie', is a small British fruit-based mince sweet pie.Source: https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mince_pie&oldid=9610356
  5. 500 A log-shaped French Christmas cake Response: A bûche de NoëlChecked against: The name bûche de Noël originally referred to the Yule log itself, and was transferred to the dessert after that custom had fallen out of popular use.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yule_log_(cake)&oldid=1361093650

Music

  1. 100 The plant named in the carol about decorating the halls Response: HollyChecked against: Deck the hall with boughs of holly.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deck_the_Halls&oldid=1362302539
  2. 200 The kind of bells named in a song about a one-horse open sleigh Response: Jingle bellsChecked against: The song was republished in 1859 by Oliver Ditson and Company, 277 Washington Street, Boston, with the new title "Jingle Bells; or, The One Horse Open Sleigh".Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jingle_Bells&oldid=1365209071
  3. 300 The number of days named in a traditional cumulative Christmas song Response: TwelveChecked against: A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that make up the Christmas season, starting with Christmas Day).Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)&oldid=1364443411
  4. 400 The peaceful quality described in the title Silent Night Response: Silence or quietInterpretive association; no single factual answer.
  5. 500 The instrument often rung by hand in holiday music Response: A bellInterpretive association; no single factual answer.

Stories

  1. 100 The girl who travels with the Prince to the Land of Sweets Response: ClaraChecked against: Clara and the Prince travel to the beautiful Land of Sweets, ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Prince's place until his return.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Nutcracker&oldid=1360923021
  2. 200 The miser who changes his ways in A Christmas Carol Response: Ebenezer ScroogeChecked against: Throughout the novella, visits from the four ghosts show Scrooge the errors of his ways, and he transforms into a better, more generous man.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ebenezer_Scrooge&oldid=1365875196
  3. 300 The red-nosed reindeer from a well-known Christmas story and song Response: RudolphChecked against: The story chronicles the experiences of Rudolph, a youthful reindeer buck who possesses an unusual luminous red nose.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer&oldid=1359550617
  4. 400 The wooden figure at the center of The Nutcracker Response: A nutcrackerChecked against: Clara and her brother Fritz are sad to see the dolls being taken away, but Drosselmeyer has yet another toy for them: a wooden nutcracker doll, which the other children ignore.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Nutcracker&oldid=1360923021
  5. 500 The gift-bringing figure also known as Father Christmas Response: Santa ClausChecked against: Santa Claus is known as de Kerstman in Dutch ("the Christmas man") and Père Noël ("Father Christmas") in French.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santa_Claus&oldid=1365103587

Final round: Christmas Literature

In A Christmas Carol, who is Ebenezer Scrooge's overworked, underpaid clerk? Response: Robert CratchitChecked against: Robert Cratchit is a fictional character in the Charles Dickens 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. The overworked, underpaid clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge, Cratchit has come to symbolize the poor working conditions, especially long working hours and low pay, endured by many working-class people in the early Victorian era.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Cratchit&oldid=1343588449

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Traditions

  1. The plant traditionally hung in a doorway for people to kiss beneath 100

    MistletoeChecked against: In the advent of the Christian era, mistletoe in the Western world became associated with Christmas as a decoration under which lovers are expected to kiss, as well as with protection from witches and demons.Source, pinned revision

  2. The calendar used to count down the days before Christmas 200

    An Advent calendarChecked against: An Advent calendar, from the German word Adventskalender, is used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas.Source, pinned revision

  3. The circular evergreen decoration often hung on a door 300

    A wreathChecked against: While Advent wreaths are erected on stands or placed on tables, Christmas wreaths are often hung on doors or walls.Source, pinned revision

  4. The striped sweet often shaped like a shepherd's crook 400

    A candy caneChecked against: A candy cane is a cane-shaped stick candy often associated with Christmastide as well as Saint Nicholas Day.Source, pinned revision

  5. The decoration placed over a fireplace to hold small gifts 500

    A stockingChecked against: A Christmas stocking is an empty sock or sock-shaped bag that is hung on Saint Nicholas Day or Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas (or the related figures of Santa Claus and Father Christmas) can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives.Source, pinned revision

Winter

  1. Frozen water that falls in flakes 100

    SnowChecked against: Snow forms when water in the atmosphere becomes frozen.Source, pinned revision

  2. The shortest day of the year occurs near this event in the Northern Hemisphere 200

    The winter solsticeChecked against: For that hemisphere, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year, and when the Sun is at its lowest arc in the sky.Source, pinned revision

  3. A vehicle that travels over snow on runners 300

    A sleighChecked against: A sleigh (pronounced "slay") is a horse-drawn vehicle mounted on runners for travel over snow or ice and pulled by one or more horses.Source, pinned revision

  4. A crystal of ice with a six-fold pattern 400

    A snowflakeChecked against: Although snowflakes are never perfectly symmetrical, the growth of a non-aggregated snowflake often approximates six-fold radial symmetry, arising from the hexagonal crystalline structure of ice.Source, pinned revision

  5. The season that begins in December in the Northern Hemisphere 500

    WinterChecked against: According to this definition, for temperate areas in the northern hemisphere, spring begins on 1 March, summer on 1 June, autumn on 1 September, and winter on 1 December.Source, pinned revision

Holiday Food

  1. A house-shaped treat made from spiced cookie dough 100

    A gingerbread houseChecked against: A gingerbread house is a novelty confectionery shaped like a building that is made of cookie dough, cut and baked into appropriate components like walls and roofing.Source, pinned revision

  2. A warm drink made with cocoa powder or melted chocolate 200

    Hot chocolateChecked against: Hot chocolate, also known as hot cocoa or drinking chocolate, is a heated drink consisting of shaved or melted chocolate or cocoa powder, and heated milk or water.Source, pinned revision

  3. The fruit used to make cranberry sauce 300

    CranberriesChecked against: Usually cranberries as fruit are cooked into a compote or jelly, known as cranberry sauce.Source, pinned revision

  4. A small sweet pie traditionally filled with dried fruit and spices in Britain 400

    A mince pieChecked against: A mince pie, also known as 'minced pie', is a small British fruit-based mince sweet pie.Source, pinned revision

  5. A log-shaped French Christmas cake 500

    A bûche de NoëlChecked against: The name bûche de Noël originally referred to the Yule log itself, and was transferred to the dessert after that custom had fallen out of popular use.Source, pinned revision

Music

  1. The plant named in the carol about decorating the halls 100

    HollyChecked against: Deck the hall with boughs of holly.Source, pinned revision

  2. The kind of bells named in a song about a one-horse open sleigh 200

    Jingle bellsChecked against: The song was republished in 1859 by Oliver Ditson and Company, 277 Washington Street, Boston, with the new title "Jingle Bells; or, The One Horse Open Sleigh".Source, pinned revision

  3. The number of days named in a traditional cumulative Christmas song 300

    TwelveChecked against: A classic example of a cumulative song, the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts given to the speaker by their "true love" on each of the twelve days of Christmas (the twelve days that make up the Christmas season, starting with Christmas Day).Source, pinned revision

  4. The peaceful quality described in the title Silent Night 400

    Silence or quietInterpretive association; no single factual answer.

  5. The instrument often rung by hand in holiday music 500

    A bellInterpretive association; no single factual answer.

Stories

  1. The girl who travels with the Prince to the Land of Sweets 100

    ClaraChecked against: Clara and the Prince travel to the beautiful Land of Sweets, ruled by the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Prince's place until his return.Source, pinned revision

  2. The miser who changes his ways in A Christmas Carol 200

    Ebenezer ScroogeChecked against: Throughout the novella, visits from the four ghosts show Scrooge the errors of his ways, and he transforms into a better, more generous man.Source, pinned revision

  3. The red-nosed reindeer from a well-known Christmas story and song 300

    RudolphChecked against: The story chronicles the experiences of Rudolph, a youthful reindeer buck who possesses an unusual luminous red nose.Source, pinned revision

  4. The wooden figure at the center of The Nutcracker 400

    A nutcrackerChecked against: Clara and her brother Fritz are sad to see the dolls being taken away, but Drosselmeyer has yet another toy for them: a wooden nutcracker doll, which the other children ignore.Source, pinned revision

  5. The gift-bringing figure also known as Father Christmas 500

    Santa ClausChecked against: Santa Claus is known as de Kerstman in Dutch ("the Christmas man") and Père Noël ("Father Christmas") in French.Source, pinned revision

Final round

  1. In A Christmas Carol, who is Ebenezer Scrooge's overworked, underpaid clerk?

    Robert CratchitChecked against: Robert Cratchit is a fictional character in the Charles Dickens 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. The overworked, underpaid clerk of Ebenezer Scrooge, Cratchit has come to symbolize the poor working conditions, especially long working hours and low pay, endured by many working-class people in the early Victorian era.Source, pinned revision

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